Sloan will be joined by respected boxing personality Gary Randall
from Ring Magazine Online
and House of Boxing fame as well as Sherdog.com Managing Editor
Mike Fridley in scoring all of the action.

In addition to in-depth round-by-round updates of the main event,
Sloan will also blog live results of the bill’s four-bout undercard
in short format.

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Untelevised Undercard Fights

In the opening bout of the evening, young super featherweight
prospect Harmonito Dela Torre kept his pro record unblemished with
a third round TKO over Jason Butar-Butar (15-12-1, 11 KOs). The
official time of the stoppage came at the 1:23 mark, giving Dela
Torre (11-0) his sixth career knockout.

Lightweight prospect Ik Yang had a tougher-than-expected battle
with Indonesian Hero Tito, but the Chinese-born South Korean
fighter walked way with a majority decision. Yang (13-0, 9 KOs) was
aggressive throughout and landed dozens of stinging punches to the
face and punishing hooks to the body, but Tito (7-2, 3 KOs) was
game throughout the contest and returned fire when he could. In the
end, Yang was awarded the victory via tallies of 57-57, 60-54 and
59-55; Mike Sloan also had it for Yang 59-55.

Local junior middleweight Kuok Kun Ng easily won his second pro
fight by drubbing You-Jie Zeng (4-5, 4 KOs) over four rounds. Ng
was too fast and far too accurate for the Thai fighter to handle
and by the time the fight was over, Zeng was barely standing due to
abuse and exhaustion. The three ringside judges all had it 40-36
for Ng (2-0), as did Sherdog.com's Sloan.

Hong Kong’s Rex Tso (8-0, 4 KOs, 2 NC) was impressive in stopping
Bangkok’s Susu Sithjadeang (7-4, 2 KOs) in the opening round of
their bantamweight showdown. Tso dropped his opponent with a
straight right about 30 seconds into the duel and then swarmed him
with a barrage of nasty hooks and uppercuts to the head and body.
After about 40 unanswered blows, referee Genaro Rodriguez finally
stepped in and halted the mugging. The official time of the TKO
came at the 2:29 mark.

Flyweights: Zou Shiming vs. Juan
Tozcano

The Official Result

Budding Chinese superstar flyweight Zou Shiming was simply far too
much for opponent Juan Toscano to handle and coasted to a lopsided
unanimous six round decision. Shiming, who captured Olympic gold in
both the 2008 and 2012 Games, landed dozens of clean combos
throughout the contest, cut the Mexican below the right eye and
seemed on the verge of stopping him several times, but referee
Genaro Rodriguez allowed Toscano (4-1, 1 KO) to survive until the
end. The three ringside judges saw it for Shiming via tallies of
60-54 (twice) and 60-52. Mike Sloan also had it 60-52 for Shiming,
who improved to 3-0.

Super Flyweights: Felix Verdejo vs.
Petchsamuthr Duanaaymukdahan

The Official Result

2012 Puerto Rican Olympian Felix Verdejo (9-0, 6 KOs) was nearly
flawless in his dismantling of the rugged Petchsamuthr
Duanaaymukdahan to open the main card. Verdejo’s speed, footwork
and blistering combos to the head and body gave the Thai
lightweight all sorts of problems; it looked like Duanaaymukdahan
(8-2, 1 KO) was in slow motion throughout the fight. Still, as
badly as Verderjo thrashed his opponent, he couldn’t put him away
and wound up coasting to a lopsided unanimous decision via tallies
of 60-53 on all three cards. Sherdog.com's Mike Sloan scored it the
same: 60-53.

Heavyweights: Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Tor
Hamer

The Official Result

Mexican heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz overcame a somewhat shaky
start in his fight with Tor Hamer and scored an early-rounds
stoppage. Hamer shook Ruiz with a right early in the first frame,
but once Ruiz figured out the New Yorker’s attacks, he seized
control and never looked back. Ruiz began busting up his foe with
rapid combos but even though Hamer (21-3, 14 KOs) wasn’t showing
any signs of genuine damage, either he or his corner called it day
and opted out of the contest. Ruiz was officially awarded with a
TKO at the end of the fourth, improving to 21-0 with 15 KOs.

Featherweights: Evgeny Gradovich vs. Billy Dib

The Official Result

When Evgeny Gradovich and Billy Dib first met inside the ring in
March, their battle was one of the best of 2013. Gradovich won a
split decision in a back-and-forth duel that could have gone either
way. When the rematch was announced to anchor the massive
Pacquiao-Rios card, the boxing world rejoiced. However, the
featherweights’ second go-around didn’t live up to expectations as
Gradovich dominated his Aussie counterpart from start to finish;
his victory never in question.

Gradovich wasn’t quite as reckless as he was in their initial
meeting and his refined, almost patient approach to the contest
seemed to throw Dib off his game. Gradovich landed sneaky counters
and pesky combos all fight long and Dib never was able to get
himself into any sort of rhythm. The Oxnard-based Russian tore into
Dib’s body throughout and when he wasn’t tearing up the ribcage,
Gradovich peppered his foe with sharp shots to the head. Gradovich
scored a knockdown in the sixth round and even though it seemed
more like a stumble than anything, it was a microcosm of what was
taking place inside the ropes.

As Dib’s punch output slowed down, Gradovich poured on the offense
and eventually forced Dib’s corner to throw in the towel. The
official time of the stoppage came at 1:10 of the ninth round. Dib
(36-3, 21 KOs) was pinned in a corner and once Gradovich (18-0, 9
KOs) unloaded a barrage of powerful shots, his corner jumped onto
the ring apron to end the fight.

Main Event: Manny Pacquiao vs.
Brandon Rios

Round 1

The referee is Genaro Rodriguez for this welterweight showdown.
Rios is pacing back and forth impatiently in his corner. Pacquiao
is calm. They finally square off and Rios throws a few left jabs.
Pacquiao fires a right/right/left, but Rios blocks them. Rios still
jabbing, but his jabs aren’t stiff; more range finders than
anything. Manny just misses a left hand, but digs a hard right to
the body. Rios looks fidgety. Pacquiao is bobbing and weaving but
not throwing too many shots. Hard left jab by Pacquiao rocks Rios
with just over a minute left. Rios goes down from a right hand but
Rodriguez rules it a slip. Pacquiao lands two more left hands and
Rios ties him up. Rios jabbing again. Hard left straight by many
but Rios blocks it. Hard left hand lands clean by Pacquiao near the
bell and Rios smiles at him. The hand speed of Pacquiao is giving
Rios all sorts of issues early on.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 2

Rios comes out jabbing, but again it’s more like a pawing/rangy
jab. Two hard lefts to the head by Manny, but they are blocked.
Another left by Pacquiao. Rios digs two hard uppercuts to the body.
Rios fighting in more of a defensive shell early on and it’s
working in terms of blocking. Pacquiao fires off a double left to
the hand and follows it with a right hook to the body. Rios
responds with a left to the head, though it was glancing. Rios is
coming forward more now, and seems to be looking to use his weight
advantage on him. Manny digs two hard hooks to the body and Rios
returns fire with a combo to the head. Rios looks like he’s warming
up and getting more relaxed. Rios fires a hard right hand to the
head. Pacquiao lands a hard counter straight left hand that got
Rios’ attention. Manny follows it up with two more lefts that rock
Rios. Pacquiao lands lefts to the head and body before the bell.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 3

Pacquiao comes out throwing a few meager right jabs. Rios is slowly
stalking his foe, but he’s not throwing many punches early.
Pacquiao is moving very well on his feet and pot-shotting Rios with
rights and left, but nothing is overly damaging. Manny is giving
Rios many different angles and it seems to be perplexing the
Mexican-American. Rios bullies Manny into the blue corner but he’s
unable to dish out any real punishment. Pacquiao escapes. Rios is
finally more aggressive. Hard right uppercut on the inside by Rios
followed by a right cross. Pacquiao answers with a left of his own.
Pacquiao moving much more this round. There is a mark near the
right eye of Rios late. Very close round.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 4

They trade jabs immediately. Rios is following the Filipino all
over the ring and he’s having a hard time cutting him off. Good
right jab by Pacquiao just before he escapes out the side door.
Rios jabs his way in and ties him up and lands a few shots to the
head and body until they are separated. Pacquiao is throwing rangy
right jabs and moving a lot. Rios simply is stalking him down;
neither is landing anything worthwhile yet. Pacquiao is darting
from side to side and peppering him with pesky jabs and short left
hands. Rios is reaching too much and missing most of his punches.
They tie up late and Rios digs to the body. Hard left hand during a
clinch by Pacquiao at the bell. Another very close round.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 5

Rios throwing several weak left jabs; none of them landing.
Pacquiao is waiting to strike. Manny fires a straight right hand
but it misses. Hard left hand by Pacquiao as Rios threw a right
hand. It snaps Rios’ head back and he smiles back at his foe. Hard
left hooks to the body by Pacquiao followed by an uppercut on the
inside. Rios is not throwing many punches at all. Pacquiao has
regained complete control of the action. Whenever they get close,
Rios clinches, which he is doing now. Rios is fighting more stiff
and eats a right and a left. Rios is head hunting and missing most
of his shots. Pacquiao moving in and out and side to side. Huge
flurry of punches by Pacquiao lands cleanly, but they aren’t at
full force. Rios is having a very difficult time in timing
Pacquiao’s offense. All Pacquiao.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 6

Rios has a bit of redness around his right eye. Rios still very
stiff. Hard straight left hand by Pacquiao that snaps Rios’s head
back. Rios looks withered and visibly frustrated. Soft left jab by
Rios. Another. Rios is covering up completely whenever Pacquiao
throws, negating his countering. Rios is now charging into him and
head hunting. Rios digs a hook to the body. Pacquiao backs away and
then darts in with a hard left hook to the body. Pacquiao freely
throwing and landing a right/left. Rios leaps in with a left hook.
Rios lands another shot to the body and Pacquiao complains its low.
Rios quickly fires a left to the head. Heard left hand by Pacquiao
shakes up Rios. They clinch. Hard left hand by Pacquiao, though
it’s not flush. There is now some blood coming from Rios’ mouth.
Rios closes the round with a left hook to the head.

Sherdog Scores:

At the halfway point, Gary Randall and Mike Fridley see it 60-54
for Pacquiao. Mike Sloan has it 59-55 for Pacquiao.

Round 7

They trade blows in the center of the ring. Right hook by Pacquiao,
though it’s not hard. Pacquiao again darting from side to side.
Hard right/left by Pacquiao. Rios misses with a straight right.
Rios’ face is now starting to redden and swell all over. Hard right
to the body, followed bya right/left to the head by Pacquiao. Rios
looks desperate now and lunging with his shots. Nice three-punch
combo to the face by Pacquiao. Crisp right/left to the face by
Pacquiao. Hard right to the head by Rios but Pacquiao returns the
favor. Awesome right to the body/head by Pacquiao. Pacquiao seems
to be toying with Rios now, who is starting to fade badly. Nice
right hook by Pacquiao lands square on the face. Rios needs to do
something to get back into the fight.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 8

Robert Garcia is imploring Rios to throw more punches between
rounds. Rios is very flat-footed to start the eighth. Rios backs
Pacquiao into the ropes but he doesn’t capitalize at all. Bam-Bam
throws three left jabs, but they miss their mark and are soft.
Pacquiao throws a three-punch combo to the face. Rios ties up Manny
and digs shots to the body. They separate. Hard straight left/right
by Pacquiao but Rios blocks it. Hard left hook by Rios clean to the
face, but Pacquiao didn’t blink. Rios still fighting out of a
defensive shell and not letting his hands go. Pacquiao is dancing
around the ring and throwing punches from all angles whenever he
wants, though Rios is blocking most of them. Hard left hand by
Pacquiao near the bell and Rios just smiles.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 9

Rios is stalking Pacquiao early but not letting his hands go.
Straight left by Pacquiao. Another. Stiff right jab by Pacquiao.
Beautiful 7-punch combo to the head by Pacquiao. Both of Rios’ eyes
are badly swollen now. Hard body shot by Rios. Pacquiao lands three
right jabs and Rios clinches. Rios lands a rabbit punch and is
warned by Rodriguez. Pacquiao is all over Rios, though he’s not
throwing incredibly hard punches. Hard right by Pacquiao and Rios
returns the favor. Rios opens up late with a flurry of punches and
Pacquiao follows suit until Bam-Bam ties him up.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 10

Pacquiao throws two decent right jabs, followed by a hard right
cross on the inside. Rios seems to be fighting just to stay afloat
for the distance; he’s not taking any chances. Pacquiao is cruising
and not going overboard with his offense. Nice right jab/left cross
by Pacquiao. Pacquiao appears to be taking the round off, but it
could be because Rios is doing very little to make him react. Nice
right hook by Pacquiao as he scoots to the right. Rios throws an
errant right hand when he traps Pacquiao into the ropes. They
separate and Pacquiao jabs him several times. Rios is looking
haggard and defeated; Pacquiao is unscathed and looks as fresh as
the first round.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 11

Rios slowly walks to the center of the ring without a hint of
desperation. Pacquiao is not taking any chances as of yet and seems
content to pick him apart little by little. Rios slowly walks
forward with meager left jabs. Hard left hand by Pacquiao. They
clinch. Hard right to the body and then to the head by Pacquiao
when they break. Rios finally opens up his offense and digs a few
powerful hooks to the body. Hard left hook by Rios that got
Pacquiao’s attention. Another hard left upstairs by Rios. Another
hard shot to the body by the American. Pacquiao breaks the guard
and lands a hard straight left. They posture for the final ten
seconds. Rios’ best round in a long time.

Sherdog Scores:

Round 12

Rios clearly needs a knockout to win this fight. His corner is
yelling for him to go for it. Pacquiao’s corner is telling him to
be smart. Rios starts off the round slowly, without a hint of
desperation. Rios throws a series of left jabs that miss their
mark. Hard right hook/straight left hand by Pacquiao that rocks
Rios. Rios just smiles at him but his knees buckles for a second.
Hard left hand by Pacquiao. Rios is not letting his hands go at
all. Left jab by Bam-Bam. Right jab by Pacquiao. Rios clinches and
does nothing. Rios is now bleeding from above his left eye.
Pacquiao is sticking and moving beautifully. The crowd is on its
feet as Manny jabs and hooks. Rios is not going for broke at all
with ten seconds left. Pacquiao moves from side to side and lands a
right and left. Rios stands there as time expires.